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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep."
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The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes, during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses.
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Spotlight on Organizations
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BY JENNIFER TORLINE
When Katie Jahnke, Shawnee senior, returned from studying abroad in Europe last summer, she had no idea that her experiences would prompt her to become involved with a local chapter of AIESEC, the world's largest youth organization.
"My bubble burst and I was interested in international everything," Jahnke said.
AIESEC is a French acronym that translates to "International Association of Students in Economics and Sciences". Jahnke, president of AIESEC, stressed that this acronym was outdated because the organization now involves all areas of academics, not just business.
According to the AIESEC Web site, nine students in six countries formed the organization in 1948. Since then, the organization spread to more than 100 countries and 800 universities.
AIESEC
The purpose of the organization is to increase international understanding and cooperation through the exchange of perspectives and people, especially through international internships and networking.
Jahnke encouraged students to participate in upcoming AIESEC events and to get involved on a local level.
AISEC hosted "Women in Islam" on Sept. 26 at the Global Cafe, 820 Mass. St. The group meets at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays.
"Each chapter in the world maintains contact with businesses in their region," Joanne Zhou, Wichita sophomore and finance director of AISEC, said. "Through that contact we are able to send KU students abroad through internships."
All AIESEC interns are paid or compensated, with housing covered. Students who serve an internship through AIESEC pay only a one-time $500 fee.
The University of Kansas chapter of AIESEC has 40 members and meets at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. The group took members to regional and national conferences in the past, and members are planning to attend the regional conference this month in Oklahoma City.
Zhou attended the regional conference last April, and plans on attending it again this year.
"It's a way to contribute to international understanding," she said. "I also think it's a good way to build up your leadership, management and organizational skills."
"It's a great opportunity for students who want to study abroad," Jahnke said. "It also allows them to get involved with international
activities and add a global perspective to their everyday lives.
Those interested in joining AIESEC can visit http://groups.ku.at/-aiesec/ or e-mail Jahnke at aiesec@gmail.com.
Let democracy rain
— Edited by Meghan Murphy
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters open umbrellas to form the numbers 2-0-1-2 as year'2012'in a Hong Kong park Sunday as they demand the right to pick the city's leader and entire legislature in 2012. The government has issued a paper containing various proposals on how and when the city's leader and legislature should be elected. Pro-democracy lawmakers have criticized the document, saying it's confusing to the public.
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Officer saves skunk trapped in glass container
CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Officer James Kellett knows it's job to serve and protect even when it comes to nature's
stinky black and white creatures.
When a skunk with its head stuck in a salad dressing jar wandered into the Carrollton Township police station's parking lot, he grabbed a pellet gun and shot at the jar from about 40 feet away.
The shots cracked and shattered the jar, leaving a glass collar around the skunk's neck. With its head free, the skunk ran off.
"I didn't want to use deadly force, and it is a residential area," Kellett told The Saginaw News.
"The way he was when he took off, he was able to eat, breathe and spray — and do anything else skunks like to do."
Kellett didn't get much in the way of gratitude, but he's grateful the skunk didn't spray.
on campus
Recruiters from El Paso Corporation will be available all day in 103 Lindley Hall.
Lorraine Wild will present the KU department of design Hallmark Design Symposium Series lecture at 6 p.m. In 3139 Wesco Hall.
Visiting artist Ksenis Nosikova, will perform a piano concert at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall at Murphy Hall.
The French film "Fauteuil d'Orchestre" (Avenue Montaigne) will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Tickets are $2 at the 4th Floor Hawk Shop Convenience Store.
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Robbers take earthmover from construction site
DES MOINES, Iowa Authorities are wondering how a thief was able to make off with some pretty big bounty: an earthmover and an excavator from a construction site.
Authorities believe the heavy equipment was taken some time Friday night, after a construction crew left a site near the interchange of Interstates 235, 35 and 80. When another crew showed up on Saturday morning, the heavy equipment was gone.
Jensen Construction Co. values the equipment at $150,000.
Authorities are mystified.
"We have tool break-ins, small tools, trailers ... but something this size — first time for me ever happening that big," said Randy Freel, of Jensen Construction Co.
"This is an extremely large piece of construction equipment, and it's not like hot-wiring a car and driving off with it," said Neil Shultz of the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Tomorrow is the first of four programs called "Saving Face on Facebook & Dealing with Identity Theft." The programs include free pizza and will be held at four different residence halls, tomorrow's at 7.30 p.m. in McCullom Hall. Details are on KU's Cybersecurity Awareness Month Web site: www.beseKUreku.edu.
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